Tonight at the Improv ft. Preacher Lawson, Jessica Michelle Singleton, Will Burkart, Orny Adams, Nate Craig, Von Decarlo, Jay Larson
Sat, 23 May, 7:00 PM PDT
Doors open
6:30 PM PDT
Hollywood Improv (The Main Room)
8162 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, CA 90046
Description
This show will be a phone-free experience. Use of cellphones, smart watches, smart accessories, cameras and recording devices will not be permitted in the performance space.
Upon arrival at the venue, all phones and smart watches will be secured in Yondr cases that will be opened at the end of the event. Guests maintain possession of their phones at all times, and can access their phones throughout the show at designated Phone Use Areas in the venue. All phones will be re-secured in Yondr cases before returning to the performance space.
Anyone seen using a cellphone during the performance will be escorted out of the venue. We appreciate your cooperation in creating a phone-free viewing experience.
DO NOT PURCHASE TICKETS FROM ANYONE OR ANY OTHER SITE OTHER THAN IMPROV.COM
TICKET RESALE IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.
TICKETS SUSPECTED OF BEING PURCHASED FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF RESELLING MAY BE CANCELLED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE HOLLYWOOD IMPROV.
EVENT INFO:
There is a two-item minimum purchase requirement in the showroom for all guests.
Seating is general admission, first-come, first-served, with the exception of groups and premium booths.
No cell phone use, photography or video recording is permitted during performances.
All sales are final.
MISCELLANOUS:
For group sales info, e-mail our Events Manager to learn about special menu options and reserved seating.
Additional questions may be addressed in our Frequently Asked Questions.
For further assistance, contact Hollywood Improv.
Event Information
Age Limit
21+
Stand-up
Preacher Lawson
Preacher Lawson
Stand-up
Preacher Lawson is a stand-up comedian, actor, and creator known for his high-energy storytelling and physical, joy-driven comedy. He first gained national attention as a finalist on America’s Got Talent and has since built a global fanbase through touring, social media, and multiple comedy specials. Preacher headlines clubs and theaters across the world, selling out shows with material that blends sharp observations, family stories, and fearless honesty.
Raised in a military family and shaped by life on the move, Preacher’s comedy centers on resilience, relationships, and finding humor in chaos. Beyond stand-up, he creates digital content, develops film and TV projects, and collaborates with other comedians and creators. His work has been featured on NBC, Netflix Is a Joke, and major comedy festivals, and his independently released specials have reached millions online.
With a loyal audience and an unmistakable stage presence, Preacher continues to expand from stand-up into storytelling across film, documentary, and unscripted projects—most recently chronicling life on the road with his family in his first documentary feature.
Stand-up
Orny Adams
Orny Adams
Stand-up
Orny Adams delivers a powerful, incisive stand up routine that vacillates between the relevant and the absurd. Orny attacks what’s wrong with the world and sometimes even what’s wrong with Orny. He’s brutally honest, satirical and his performance is ceaselessly energetic.
Orny has had one hour stand up specials on Netflix, Comedy Central and his third special “More Than Loud” is airing now on Showtime.
Orny has appeared all over television, most notably on The Tonight Show, Late Night with David Letterman and The Conan O’Brien Show.
And you might also recognize him as Coach from the TV show Teen Wolf which ran for six seasons.
Comedy
Jessica Michelle Singleton
Jessica Michelle Singleton
Comedy
JESSICA MICHELLE SINGLETON is a powerhouse of comedy in a teeny tiny package - known for her high energy, overly honest, always silly, and often dark & dirty performances.
A Comedy Store Paid Regular, she is the breakout star of ILIZA’S LOCALS (Hulu), a comedy special series produced by Iliza Shlesinger.
Her Don’t Tell Comedy performance(s) have amassed millions of views online across multiple platforms. Singleton’s second comedy album HORNY FOR DEATH debuted at #1 on iTunes and Amazon, ahead of Bo Burnham.
Singleton has toured across 4 continents alongside names like: Melissa Villasenor, Theo Von, Mark Normand, Ari Shaffir, and Steph Tolev.
Stand-up
Will Burkart
Will Burkart
Stand-up
Will Burkart is a Los Angeles based standup comedian and actor. After growing up in the SF Bay Area, he moved out to LA and quickly established himself as one of the hardest working young comics on the scene. Given the massive popularity of his stand-up clips on social media, Will's fan base has skyrocketed, amassing over 1 million followers and more than 300 million views.
In 2023, Will embarked on a 45-city nationwide tour selling out venues across the country. As the tour continues, Will headlined at the Netflix is a Joke festival, and recently shot his debut comedy special to air in summer 2025.
Comedy
Von Decarlo
Von Decarlo
Comedy
Von Decarlo is a New York-bred stand-up comedian whose comedy blends vulnerability, wit, and sharp self-awareness into a voice that is clean but edgy, relatable, introspective, and unapologetically funny. Drawing from personal truth and lived experience, she explores relationships, insecurities, and the contradictions of human nature with insight and humor.
A multifaceted performer, writer, producer, and actress, Von has appeared on the new season of Comics Unleashed on CBS, Netflix Is A Joke Radio, HBO Max, Comedy Central, CNN, SiriusXM, truTV, and more. She is also the creator and executive producer of the acclaimed Comedy Central documentary Killing Is Easy, now streaming on Paramount+.
Von has appeared in global campaigns for Disney, GNC, and Carnival Cruise Line, and performed at major festivals including Netflix Is A Joke Fest, Just For Laughs Montreal, and the New York Comedy Festival. Her new book, Fine Over Fifty, reframes aging from fear and shame into power and purpose.
Follow @VonDecarlo for tour dates and updates.
Comedy
Nate Craig
Nate Craig
Comedy
An internationally touring headliner, Nate is a paid regular at the LA Comedy Store and NY Comedy Cellar among others. Most recently he appears in the hit Netflix movie "Old Dads". He also played Jonah Hill's brother "Phil" in the Netflix series "Maniac" and was a cast member on TruTV's "World's Dumbest". Nate's first standup special "Preferred Customer" was released by All Things Comedy, and his album "Eggshell" was featured in the Pandora "Comedy Spotlight" at Pandora.com. He plays a role in the last season of the animated Netflix series "F is for Family" and was recently featured on Season two of Comedy Central's "Roast Battle". He's also been on AXS Gotham Comedy Live, Tosh.0, Comedy Central's "Mash-up", and he wrote for 3 seasons of "Ridiculousness" on MTV. Nate has been featured at The Just for Laughs Montreal, JFL Northwest, Bridgetown, and HBO Las Vegas Comedy Festivals. He's been on "Bill Burr's Monday Morning Podcast", "You Made it Weird" with Pete Holmes, has written for "A Prairie Home Companion" with Garrison Keillor, and was featured on the "Best of the Bob & Tom Radio Show". He does arena tours with Bill Burr, headlines internationally and has multiple full length comedy albums available on iTunes and everywhere else.
Music
Jay Larson
Jay Larson
Music
Jay Larson is best known for his "Wrong Number" joke which has gone viral dozens of times and amassed almost a half a billion times across social media. He has three-hour specials, "Me Being Me", "Sounds Like Bruce" and "Here we go again" all available on YouTube. Jay made all the late-night rounds, has been featured on Showtime, Comedy Central, "This is Not Happening" and acted in TV and Movies including Twin Peaks and Amy Poehler's "Wine Country". He has also been featured on all your favorite podcasts, writes and directs some of the best sport sketches on the internet and continues to grow his stand-up library with a recent "Don't Tell" special and continual clips on Social. Follow Jay @Jaylarsoncomedy